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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 19083

A radiologist uses real-time ultrasound imaging to guide a needle to a breast abnormality and remove tissue samples for pathology testing, typically also placing a small marker clip at the biopsy site. This covers the first area biopsied during the procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion cost?

$2,463

Typical total for the visit. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,463 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$468$186 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,175 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $389 to $5,495Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,047
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,995professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMississippi $2,463 · 44th of 51
CA $6,098MD $1,099

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.